south (13-3) vs carlton (12-4) lake oval
carlton continue to be lucky beating south by 6 points in top of the table clash . carlton (13-4) host univresity. south (13-4) play collinwood.
| South Melbourne | 1.3 3.6 4.7 6.10 | 46 | Sat 24-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Carlton | 2.5 3.7 5.8 7.10 | 52 | Carlton won by 6 pts |
fitzroy (9-7) vs collingwood (9-7) brunswick st
fitzroy beat collingwood by 38 points meaning the pies need a miracle to play finals. fitzroy (10-7) must beat essendon to play finals. collingwood (9-8) host south and must win big to have a chance.
| Fitzroy | 0.3 2.5 5.7 9.11 | 65 | Sat 24-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Collingwood | 1.0 1.1 4.2 4.3 | 27 | Fitzroy won by 38 pts |
st kilda (6-10) vs essendon (11-5) junction oval
st kilda stun essendon by 58 points. st kilda (7-10) play melbourne. essendon (11-6) host fitzroy to hold a finals spot.
| St Kilda | 4.7 4.10 9.16 15.18 | 108 | Sat 24-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Essendon | 1.3 3.5 3.7 7.8 | 50 | St Kilda won by 58 pts |
univesity (1-15) vs geelong (9-7) mcg
geelong beat univresity by 44 points to hold 4th. geelong (10-7) host richmond. university (1-16) play carlton.
| University | 1.2 1.2 5.5 7.8 | 50 | Sat 24-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Att: 3,771 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Geelong | 3.6 8.11 8.12 12.22 | 94 | Geelong won by 44 pts |
richmond (3-13) vs melbourne (7-9) punt rd
melbourne beat richmond by 10 points. melbourne (8-9) host st kilda. richmond (3-14) play geelong.
| Richmond | 4.3 5.3 7.9 9.9 | 63 | Sat 24-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 0.2 6.4 7.5 11.7 | 73 | Melbourne won by 10 pts |
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| SM | 17 | 52 | 157.7 |
| CA | 17 | 52 | 133.2 |
| ES | 17 | 44 | 115.0 |
| GE | 17 | 40 | 123.5 |
| FI | 17 | 40 | 109.8 |
| CW | 17 | 36 | 92.9 |
| ME | 17 | 32 | 96.8 |
| SK | 17 | 28 | 102.3 |
| RI | 17 | 12 | 65.7 |
| UN | 17 | 4 | 55.0 |
round 18 matches
carlton v university PP
collingwood v south VP
essendon v fitzroy EM
geelong v richmond CO
melbourne v st kilda MCG
south and carlton will fight for 1st if south win they get 1st unless carlton blow university away. essendon win finish 3rd lose they are vulernable if geelong beat richmond as it will come down to the margin of their clash with fitzroy geelong lose they only miss the finals if fitzroy win collingwoods only hope is a gigantic upset win over south and fitzroy and geelong both get smashed.
Harrison’s world 